Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Acerodon jubatus compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Acerodon	Marmosa
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.